i, ' VALUE OF ROTATION Single Crop Idea Not Successful on Irrigated Farm. i 4 Much Emphasis Is Laid on Value of V Quantity of HumUs In Soil, Which ...Eastern Farmer Calls "Very Life of Soil." Tho bnsla of Jarra Huccess la or ganization, system on tho farm; tho 'basis of organization on tho farm la crop management; on tho successful management of tho crop largely rest tho following flvo fundamentals: 1. Economy of business, 2 3. 5: Malntonnrico ot soil fertility. Productivity of tho soli. Subslstouco for llvo stock. Farm profits at end of season. Tho tetrm "rotation of crons" Is used to designate a system of crops which give a recurring succession of field plants with dlfferont plant food requisites. This covers a period of years and are maintained in different or. alternating fields ot tho samo farm. Tho primary purposos of a crop rota tlon nro; First, prevention of "crop sick" soils, tho result ot continuous cultivation of tho samo crop for a period of yoars; socond, tho elimina tion of weeds, Insect posts and crop diseases; third, Increase In tho pro ductivity of tho field cropH by conserv ing tho soil fertility. Tho first crop to bo grown to any appreciable degrco "under tho ditch" was wheat. Wheat followed wheat, year after year, until Us ylold fell bo low 50 per cent ot what It first gave , the farmer. This was especlally-truo valloy, tho San Luis valley, and tho rlvor plain farms of Utah, whero wa ter was first used, It is like feeding the family a diet of bean soup threo timoo a day for an indeflnlto porlod - Nature wants a change. Tho slnglo crop Idea Is not successful on the lrrl , gated farm, any mora than it Is in the South whero cotton has so long prov on tho need of a rotation of crops. Tho San Luis valloy wheat grower, 1 In his despair, sent to tho chemist, ot tho Stato Agricultural college Ho told tho farmor that his soil was "crop sick," too much wheat growing for the soil. He recommended, field peas. They wero tried, and were a successful crop from the start. Theso practical farmers brought In lambs from other partB, and thus they "drive tho pea crop to market." It has prov' on tho beginning of good husbandry In this largo valley. Our Rocky Mountain soils are of granitic origin, ground out of tho solid rocks of our hills. Granlto is de composed, forming that superior bal i last used for railroad and street sur facing. The next step is for it to sop arato, In the natural processes which follow, into tho eloments of which it Is composed; quartz, feldspar nnd mica shist. From tho quartz comes our sand, from tho feldspar our clay, By tho process of erosion and through ' the decaying of animal and vegetable ) matter, somo organic matter gets In, and thus we obtain humus, or vogo tablo mold, which holds nitrates in tho soil, and a good ' percentage of i -moisture The different elements .contain dlf- s . .1 . I, I , ' 1 . mreiiL iuuuh uyuu wuicu me jnniiiH ' , , fdod. Since all plants take their food In solution, the food must bo solublo In water 'Wo can seo there must bo a fineness of soil Just right, and wo must have the proper amount of molo ture In that soli for tho plant to ob tain food. Wo have many different plant foods in all soils, but tho fertil lty of a soil Is determined by the amount of potash, phosphoric acid and nitrogen in the form in which the plant can uso It, which that soil con tains. These are considered tho bar- ometor ot a soli slnco the lessened amount of any ono of these three most seriously affects general crop culture Right here wo need to omphaslzo the valuo to tho Irrigation farmer, of tho quantity of humus In his soil, which thq down-East farmer calls tho "very life of his boII." It is this important element that helps are farmer, after ho Irrigates to storo the water In the capillaries that .abound In humus and enables it to hold water like a sponge, nnd nets therefore as an underground storago reservoir from which tho tiny rootlets can draw at will, nnd which enables those soils to liberate quantities of plant food in tho form the plnnt can ubo it Our westorn soils are rich in potash but deficient in humuH and nitrates, Henco wo need early In our cropping to take such steps as shall enrich our soils In humus. It Is tho enslost plant food to supply, but it is considered tho most costly to buy. Theroforo, the ono thing tho Irrigation farmer needs to Impress on himsolf is this Get humus into tho soil. Feed the boII constantly that it may In turn feed your crops! ' Overworked Farms. Unfortunately, a largo number of our Irrigation farmers overwork , the land and lack tho systematic organlza tlon which tho head always gives when brought to co-operative work, Too many of our hard-working farm era do not know "whero thoy aro at, or what tho year's results not thorn at its closo. Then, too, wo must conserve our vl tal forces in tho soil nnd build up not Impoverish our soli resources Attention to those matters, n study of the work cited abovo, will act like leaven and inclto a desire in othors to "go thou and do likewise." KEEPING SWINE ON ALFALFA Fields Should Be Divided So an to Change From Ono to Other to Insure Success. In answer to tho question, "How mamr hnirn mnv hn Riier.nsRfnllv kent on ono aero of alfalfaT"- That Avould depend on tho character of the land, the advantages of Irrigation, otc. To raise hogs on alfalfa with no other feed would not bo profitable, writes Ellas Gallup In tho California Cultiva tor. Small pigs requtro grain, milk or some ' other feed. Hogs at six months old in good thrifty condition, will continue to grow on alfalfa alone, but to bo thrlfy and profltablo, they should have grain or some othor fdod. Brood sows and sucking pigs fed on slop and, Bkltn milk and middlings with alfalfa- pasture make rapid growth for their pigs. To rniso .'hogs' successfully on alfalfa wo should hnvo our Holds divided so aa to chnngo from ono field to nnother. To.securo tho best results with al falfa, we should not allow tho hogs to root, nor feed too cIobo, ' To insuro good health to hogs, fresh posture Is very essential. Novor allow hogs to havo mud holes, stagnant water or filthy quarters, A good wallow In clean wator Is good for tho hog, but they should not bo allowed to wallow tin old filthy places. I havo beon rais ing and soiling puro bred hogs for breeding purpoeca for 28 yoars, and would not know how to got along without tho alfalfa pasture To raise hogs requires study, care and education, but to answer tho question, how many could bo raised on one hero, would depend on the education of tho owner and tho enro ho gave them. HARD EXPERIENCE OF MANY Amateurs Expect Too Much of Theln Flocks and Fanciers Misrepresent Tholr Stock. (By O. II. ROSEBUna.) A man who has gono Into the poul try business In the right way recontly received a jolt that surprised him. Ho paid a good prlco for eggs guaranteed to bo from lions that had scored 100 points and Vhen his first flock of birds wore nbout a year old bo had them scorod by a local Judge. Ho was de lighted when several of his best pul lots and cockerels scored 100 and tho rest ran Up abovo 05. He was sure he sent champion prlzo wlnnors until ho sent about a dpzen of his best ones to tho Chicago Poultry Bhow. Then came tho Jolt His birds wore Judged by mon who know their business and piny no favor ltes and the result showed none of his stock to be bettor than 02, while moro than naif of tho flock ran down bolow 85. Of course his birds nro pretty good at that but not good enough to bring fancy prices, whllo the eggs will bring Ittto If anything nbovo storo prices. This man's experience Is too ofton repeated, Tho wholo troublo lies in amateurs oxpectlng too much of tholr flook, unscrupulous fanclors mlsropre senting their stock and local judges bolng Incompetent or too anxious to please. Truck Crop In Orchard. Tho growing of cantalounes. nota toes or some truck gardening crop bo twoen rows of trocs, 'whllo waiting for fruit to como into bearing Is to bo commended as good husbandry. Duoka Are Hearty Eaters. Ducks are pigs for food, and gobble down pretty nearly ovorythlng that comes In tho way. Ducks must have plenty of green food, or thoy will not thrive. POULTRY NOTE8. Sweet skim milk is excollont In fin ishing off broilers. Plan to save tho butchering refuse and feed it to the hens. Stnlo broad crumbs make a very good addition to the morning mash. Expensivo poultry bulldlpgs aro unnecessary. Rock salt Is. dangerous In tho poul try yard. Nlco wurm bran wash Is a good thing to sorvo on tho bill pf faro for the old hen. Gamo fowls command higher prices than nny of tho old breeds, but eggs,' though small, aro well flavored, For laying hens It is bettor to have the corn cracked rather than to feed it wholo. Somo poultry authorities nut tho av orago production of tho farm hen at C4 eggs a year. Lot tho eggs from your valunblo, ro liable breeders bo surely fresh and fertile If you wish to forco egg production try feeding fresh cut bones and nowly sprouted grains. It has taken tho successful duck growers many years to master tho art of growing ducks by tho whole sale. A frequent cause of malo birds got ting tholr wattles frozen comes from first getting thom wet in tho drinking water. Tho guinea, if thoroughly known, should bring a good prlco on the markot, especially during tho game season. Not nil fortllo eggB will hatch, but wo could certainly lncreaso, tho per centage by greater care In tho selec tion and maintenance of tho stock birds. Tho food that is proper for the manufacture of eggs will bo equally suitable for tho growth of feathora, so that an egg food will mako the ideal molting food. HE nitrid may feed on fancy, but the matter-of-fact stom ach Imperiously demands something more substantial. The Kitchen. Much has been said nnd written about tho modern up-to-dato kltchon. The ideal kltchon la not within-tho means of tho everyday housekeeper; but It la poaBlblo to havo ono that Is both convenient and attracttvo with small cost. Havo tho kltchon on the ground floor, if possible Tho north and cast exposure 1b considered tho best, with plenty ot air and light. If tho window light is not Bufllclont, paint tho walls and woodwork in light tints. Tho Walla should be ot hard finish, which can bo cleaned. Most hoiiBokoopors llko a plno floor covered with linoleum, tho soft wood bolng easier for the fcot than a hard wood floor. To preserve linoleum, varnish It each fall and spring. Aftor it is hopelessly worn off it may bo painted In a solid color with a border of somo contrasting huo, it desired. Kltchon tablos aro best covorcd with zinc, which saves tho constant scrubbing. When It is nocossary to set a hot dish down tho table need not bo Injurod. Tho sink and drain pipos should bo carefully flushed ovory day Nvlth boil ing water. Washing soda should bo used frequently in tho hot water to dissolve the grease gathered in the pipes. A cupful ot hot copperas water is a good disinfectant, as Is chlorldo of lime. All kltchon refuse Bhould bo burned when possible., If tho zlno tablo bocomcs stained, scour It with bath brick and korosono. Rlnso the tea towols in cold wator then In hot soap suds and again in cold wator. Hang In tho Bun and air to dry. To clean llnoloum or oil cloth, wlpo with a cloth wrung out of warm water, to which a littlo milk has boon added. Much ot tho flavor, delicacy and wholesoraoness of food doponds Upon tho caro of the utensils used. Good coffee cannot bo made In a pot that is simply rinsed out and put back on tho stovo. A coffoo pot must bo washed, scalded and cared for Just as carefully as tho milk, dishes. Sun tho pot every day. The Bun Is a good germicide ILL. we aro angels, ' With hammer and chisel and pon. We wil work for ourselves and a wom an, for cvor and ever Amen. Rudyard Kipling-. National Salads. Tho following salads may be prop erly termed national, aa thoy are tho favorite salads ot the people in tho several countries the name of which is given the salad. German Salad With Sausage. Boll four frankfort sausages twenty min utes, cut In half-Inch pieces. Boll half a pound ot sauer kraut ton minutes, drain and cool and mix with the sau sage. Cut up two winter radishes and arrange around tho salad. Sprlnklo with mlncod onion or shal lot, pickles and capers, chill and servo with French salad dressing. Russian Tomato Salad. Arrange a (bed ot torn lottuco leaves In a salad bowl. Peel four tomatoes of medium slzo, cut flue an'd mix with six sar dines chopped, after akin and bones aro romovod. Placo on lottuco and servo with either mayonnaise or French dressing. Cuban Salad. Breakup four dry soda crackers, shred two swoot Span ish poppors, removing coro and seeds. Sllco very thin one Spanish onion, skin, bono and mlnco nix nnchovlos nnd mix all togother. Servo on let' tuco with Fronch dressing. Nontcso Salad. Bako four mild flavored onions until tender, removo tho tops and put u lump ot butter on each. Soason with Bait and whon cold cut in quartors. Add four quartered eggs and six aardincu, choppod. Add parsloy and mix a teaspoonful of curry with inayonnalso or boiled dressing, and eorvo. American 8alad. Mix equal parts of finely cut celery and npplo, half tho amount ot broken nut meats and servo with a boiled or mayonnalso drosslng. BOUT tho tlmo a man boos Into politics. Ills wife starts to Kocpinc boarders. Fish 8alnds for Lent. Any kind of fish can bo acceptably served as a salad, that which Is boiled bolng generally praforrod. In boiling, add a small quantity ot vino gar, U will mako tho flesh moro firm and tender. Fish salads roquiro tho addition ot acids, lemon Julco being tho most acceptable uddltion. Cucumber salad 1b a good accom panlment to salmon, with a plain IP -BJ$B8 dressing. rams A combination unusual but pleasant Is salmon and coconnut, with a littlo chopped pickle Herring Salad With Potatoes. Wash four salt herring and soak In milk sovoral hours, thon drain; re move tho Allots and sides nnd cut In pieces. Cut four small potatoes which havo boen boiled, half tho quantity ot apples, a boot and a pickled cucumber. Mix all togother, sprlnklo with chopped chives) and parsley; add Bait, peppor and vinegar, decornto with hard-cookod eggs Household Hints. Baked npplca cored before baking and filled with orango murmnlado nro a well-liked dessort. For nn nttornoon tea, macaroons with (hlnly-sllcod sngo chcoso . bo twecn is a delicious dnlnty. Every kitchen should bo supplied with plonty of toft soap, It can bo made In tho homo. Steel forks and knives should bo cleaned with scouring brick after each meal. Nevor dry molding boards or chop ping bowls by tho firo after washing, as they nro bo apt to warp nnd crack If exposed to dry heat while' wet. To remove tho odor of onion from wooden or other dishes, fill with cold water, adding n tablospoonful of wash ing soda to a quart of water. Soak tor a, while, thon heat the wator boiling hot and uso it to flush tho sink pipes. In this way tho soda answers two purposes. Cool bread and cako on racks mado for tho purpose, or ono may bo im provised. Covering bread with a cloth allows it to sweat, and this often spoils tho flavor. thirst ho slakes at some nuro nelchborlnrt brook. Nor seeks for sauce whero appotlto stands cook, Churchill. A Balanced Ration for the Family. A fow Ideas on monu making with recipes uro usually welcomed by tho housowlfo. In preparing n moal, it a heavy soup, llko croam soup Is usod, tho main dish of meat should bo less hearty, as tho cream soup Is very nu tritious. When fish is served a heartier dessert Is allowable, to glvo n well-balanced ration. For a day's ration for tho ordinary individual, twelve to sixteen ounces ot meat is sufficient; tho name amount ot flour and grains, eight to ton ounces ot potatoes, bIx to eight ouncos ot fresh vogctables and fruits, le- gumos and dry fruits each ono ounco, sugar two to threo ouncos, milk four to sixteen ounces, butter ono to two ounces nnd egg two ounces. Multiply this by thirty, and wo havo an allowanco for a person n month. This is a ration worked out by Miss Barrows, of which sho wrltoa: "If tho larger quantity of potatoes is used tho smaller quantity ot flour and grains would bo amplo; whllo if oggs wore cheap and sovoral yoro con sumed, thero would bo a correspond' ing reduction In tho amount ot moat and fish. Pooplo who try to live very eeonorn ically and so buy the cheaper ('foods, aro iiitoiy to navo too little protein food, while those, who have an abund anc'o are apt to take too muoh and overload the systom, causing various diseases. It is not nocessary or practical for a housekeeper to estimate tho food principles In oach dish she serves, but by balancing accounts once in a fow weeks by tho dally ration, sho may know whothor Bho is mooting tho needs of her family. Of courso, ono mutjt consldor that tho growing boy needs food to supply heat and energy and at tho same tlmo build up bone and muscle. The growing boy ueods aa much food as tho grown man. Tho man in tho office does not need tho amount of . food that tho farmor work ing in tho open air finds necessary, so that our rations should conform to tho ago, occupation, climate and condi tlon of health. If wo arq to bo a nation of people who do things, wo must hnvo clonr brains and healthy bodies, and food la tho most important factor. Many Women In Banks, Ten yoara ago thero wero only twe women bankers in Kansas, now thoro aro moro than C50, if ono counts as bankers tho prosldonts and so on, In eluding tho cashiors nnd directors Thero aro four women presidents, 1G vico-prosldents, 60 cashiers, 250 assist ant cashiors and 2G0 directors. Miss Anna Spock, who is of tho bank com mlssloner's ofllco, says that If there wore moro womon bankers thoro would bo no need of bank supervision and no "bankers' colonlos" In tho stnto prls ons. Sho has found them absolutely honest in their accounts. Sho knows all nbout tho banks of her stato. Fame. "It In a great honor for a states man to hnvo his portrait circulated beforo tho gazo of posterity on our national currency," remarked tho treasury official. "Yes," ropllod Senator Sorghum "and yot did you over know anybody to hold on to a dollar bill long enough H H is to know whose picturo is on It?" BLOOD HUMORS It Is Important that you should now rid your blood of thoss lmpurs, poisonous, sffsts mattsrs that havs accumulated The secret of the unequaled and Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for Blood Humors is tho fnct that it combines,, not simply sarsaparilla, but the utmost remedial values of moro than twenty ingre dientsRoots, Bnrks nnd Herbs '-known to have extraordinary efficacy in purifying tho blood and building up tho wholo system. Thero is no real substitute for Hood's Sarsaparilla, no just as good" medicine, Get Hood's today, in liquid FOR PINKEYE Cures tho skin ami nets as ft preyentlte for others, tlqnitl RlYn en the tongue Rnfa for Iiromltnnresnmt nil others. Ueatktdueyttmedy Be cent nuil lt.00 n bottle) tS.OO niul $10.00 the doien. Hoi a by nil drttfffUta nud burse goods houses, or scut express paid, by the manufacturers, SPOHN MEDICAL CO Chemists, GOSHEN, INDIANA Ono might fight n Ho nnd still not follow tho truth. To correct disorders of tha liver, take Garfield Tea, tho Herb Laxative. Ho who cannot'do kindness without a brass band Is not so scrupulous about hla othor dealings. Von if. HI leading Preaching produces so littlo practice becauso people look on it as a per formance. Onrflald Ten cannot but commend Itn1f to those desiring a laxative, simple, pure, miiu, potent ana nrniin-Rivtng;. Didn't Care. Howitt I guess you don't know who I nm. ' Jowott No. and I havon't airy worn- an'a curiosity about lti Domestic Amenities. Father I think tho baby looks like you. Mother Yob, it shuts its oyca to an awful lot, A Quick Sidestep. Merchant (to widow) I am willing to buy your husband's working busi ness and good-will for 5,000. , Widow Well, but I hnppon to be part of the working business. Merchant Thon I'll tako only the good-will. Fliegendo Blaottor. No Purchase Recorded. Thoro was a dealer who trlod to sell a horse to tho Into Benator Danlol ot Virginia. Ho exhibited tho inorlta ot tho horso, and Bald, "This horso 1b a ronroductlou ot tho horso that General Washington rodo at tho batllo ot Trpnton. It Iibb tho podlgroo that will show ho descended from that horso and looks llko him in ovory particu lar." "Yos, so much so," said Senator Danlol, "that I nm lnclluod to boltovo it Is tho samo horse." Shoer whlto goods, In fact, any fine waBh goods whon now, owe much of their attractlvonesB to tho way thoy are launderod, this being done in a manner to enhance their textile beau ty. Home laundering would be equal ly satisfactory if proper attention was glvon to starching, the first essential bolng good Starch, which has sufllclent strength to stiffen, without thlckonlng the goods, Try Defiance Starch and you will be pleasantly surprised at the improved appearance ot your work. Crutches or Blere. Richard Croker, at a dinner In New York, expressed a dlstruBt for aero planes. "Thoro's nothing undornenth them," ho said. "If tho least thing goes wrong, down thoy drop. "I said to a Londonor tho othor day: "'How is your son getting on since ho bought a flying machlno?' "'On crutchos, llko the rest ot thom,' tho Londonor ropllod." The Human Heart The heart is a wonderful double pump, through the notion of whioh the blood stream is kept sweeping round and round through the body at the rate of seven miles on hour. " Remember this, that our bodies will not stand tho strain of over-work without good, fin re blood any more than the engine can run smooth y without oil." After many years of study in the active practice of medicine, Dr. R. V. Pierce found that when the stomach was out of order, tho blood impure and there were symptoms of general break down, a tonlo made of the glyceric extract of certain roots was the best corrective. This he colled Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Being made without alcohol, this "Medical Discovery" helps the stomach to aialmilato the food, thereby curing dyspepsia, It is especially adapted to disease attended with excessive tissue waste, notably In convalescence from varioea fevers, for thin-blooded people and those who are always "catching cold." Dr. Pierce's Common Seme Medical Adviser is sent on receipt of 31 one eent stamps for tho French cloth-bound book of 1008 pages. Address Dr. R. V, Pierce, No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. W. I. DOUGLA OT BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES.- EFUSE all substitutes claimed to be "just as good," the true values of which are unknown. You are entitled to the best. Insist upon having the senulne W. L. Douglas shoes with his name and W. 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A controversy has arisen in England aa to which Bchool has the right to claim greatest age. There are twa schools which were founded la the early part ot the seventh century the) King's school, Rochester, and the King's school, Canterbury. Justus, oa his appointment to the see ot Roches tcr In C04, mado provision for a Rchool In connection with the cathedral. Auj gUBtlue established the Canterbury school about the same time, St. Pe tor's at York dates back to the elev enth century. RHEUMATISM Munyon's Itbanmatlsm Itemed) relieves) pains iu the logs, arms, back, stilt oe swollen joints. Contains no morphine, 'opium, cocaine or drugs to deaden tha pain. It noutrnllzes the actdi and drive out all rhoumstio poisons from the sys tern. Write Trot. Munyon, KM nnd Jet erson Hts., Phils., I'a., tot medical aa vice, absolutely tree. The Army of Constipation Is Growing Smeller Every iHyi CARTER'S LITTLE UVER 'PILLS ate Utey penssMsrily ewe ceeiuft lion. Mil. 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